Work-life balance

One in five felt tense about their job compared with 13% of those in similar occupationsTeachers endure greater job-related stress than other professionals, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).With pupil numbers rising …

Number of nurses leaving the service almost triples – at a time of more than 40,000 nursing vacanciesRecord numbers of burned-out NHS staff are quitting because they are fed up with spending too much time at work and not enough with their families, ne…

Research finds number of people leaving over work-life balance has almost trebledRecord numbers of burned-out NHS staff in England are quitting because they are fed up with spending too much time at work and not enough at home with their family, new re…

It’s easy to feel swamped by work and succumb to stress, so some people have decided the answer lies in scheduling their day, minute by minuteWork is one of the biggest sources of stress in our lives, second only to health problems, according to a surv…

Shortening hours reduces pressure but flexitime and home-based jobs offer no benefit, major study findsThey may have had more than a sneaking suspicion that it was the case, but now working mothers have the data to back it up: they are indeed more stre…

Between daylight saving and obligatory early starts, we live at the mercy of ‘official’ time – and many of us feel permanently out of syncBy Linda GeddesThe tourism brochure for the German spa town of Bad Kissingen features a photograph of a young woma…

In a testosterone-laden field, many leaders hide their anxieties to avoid looking weak … but a new culture of openness is growingAt a mentoring session for founders of early-stage startups last year, Asi Sharabi broached a topic rarely discussed – at…

College of Policing to fund trial for more than 1,500 officers to combat stress-related sick leaveOn Thursday afternoon, a dozen novice police officers straightened their backs, closed their eyes and started to meditate for the first time. “You are goi…

Employers might boast about their in-house wellbeing apps, but they don’t address the underlying causes of problemsSo you’re sitting at work, sipping your first cup of anxiety of the day. (Let’s ignore for now where you got it from: an ambivalent boss,…

The American fashion blogger on sleep, storytelling, snacking and finding time to socialiseI’m a pretty good sleeper. If I can get at least six and a half hours a night, I’m fully competent. After my daughters go to bed at 7pm, I’ll take a shower, wrap…

Men with diabetes or heart disease under ‘job strain’ have 68% higher risk of early deathA major study into the impact of work stress on health has revealed dramatic differences in the rates of premature death between different groups of men, and betwe…

People with disrupted 24-hour cycles of rest and activity more likely to have mood disorders, research suggestsPeople who experience disrupted 24-hour cycles of rest and activity are more likely to have mood disorders, lower levels of happiness and gre…

Scientists find physically demanding jobs are linked to greater risk of early deathMen who work as labourers or in other physically demanding roles have a greater risk of dying early than those with more sedentary jobs, researchers say.The finding, fro…

Legal aid cuts, and rise in digital evidence and sexual abuse cases affecting profession, says CBACriminal barristers are in the grip of a mental health crisis caused by significant increases in the amount of digital evidence, the number of historical …

Long-hours culture behind epidemic of sleeplessness damaging workersâ€™ healthBritain is suffering an epidemic of sleeplessness, according to a book that takes a forensic look at the physical and mental consequences of failing to get a good nightâ€™s r…

Philip Hammond may celebrate the stats, but these measures simply donâ€™t reflect the realities of life in the gig economyWe hear it again and again – politicians boasting about â€œmore people in work than ever beforeâ€�. At the same time we hear about…

Have you got a work-related problem? In a new series we invite you to send in a short description of your predicament â€“ so that other readers can offer solutionsThe colleague I sit next to at work shows a number of body-focused repetitive behaviours …

Have you got a work-related problem? In a new series we invite you to send in a short description of your predicament â€“ so that other readers can offer solutionsMy daughter has recently finished a programming course. She did really well and had a sho…

Overworked? Stressed? Got a bad boss? In a new series we invite you to send in a short description of your predicament â€“ so that other readers can offer solutionsWork has changed, and in many ways for the better. Hours have become more flexible, so p…

Long hours, stress and physical inactivity are bad for our wellbeing â€“ yet weâ€™re working harder than ever. Isnâ€™t it time we fought back?When a new group of interns recently arrived at Barclays in New York, they discovered a memo in their inboxes….